MOSCOW, 25 Mar – The Belgian national team won a crushing victory over the Swedish team on the road in the match of the first round of the qualifying tournament for the European Championship 2024, which will be held in Germany.

The meeting of group F in Solna ended with the victory of the guests with a score of 3:0. Hat-trick scored by Romelu Lukaku (35th, 49th, 83rd minutes).

The Belgians played the first match under the guidance of former Spartak Moscow coach Domenico Tedesco.

As part of the hosts in the 73rd minute on the field came striker “Milan” Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The 41-year-old footballer had last played for the national team in March last year in the World Cup qualifying play-off in Qatar, then the Swedes lost to Poland (0-2) and did not qualify for the tournament.

In another match of the group, the Austrians defeated the Azerbaijani team at home – 4:1.

In the next match, the Belgians will host the Austrian team on June 17, the Swedes will play at home against the Azerbaijani national team on March 27.